Totally region free, has an english option, and it runs on 5v which means you can power it via a USB adapter.
Enjoy.
PS VITA TV announced (~$100, Vita set top box - as in it has no screen - for TVs)
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Totally region free, has an english option, and it runs on 5v which means you can power it via a USB adapter.
Enjoy.
Time to become NoSmokeyDave..health comes first
sankt-Antonio
Banned
Sorry guys for the confusion. Day 1 it is. 
I just want to live long enough to see the Vita get the credit it's due...
...Huh. Then again, when your time's up, probably best not to fight it....
It looks like Wipeout, Tearaway, Gravity Rush, LBP, Killzone, Uncharted amongst some others won't work day one.
I love this.
This is pretty much where I'm at.
I have one pre-ordered, will pick up another before the year is out and will be Day One on the other as soon as they announce EU dates.
RadarScope1
Member
Came in this thread to ask this question. Answered and more. Thanks, richisawesome.
Nightengale
Member
In Japan ( where Vita matters most ), a lot of games barely use the touch functionality at all. The most they are used are for simple menu stuff, etc.
I would say that only 1 in 15-20 Vita games actually use touchpad/screen deep enough that it cannot be done on VitaTV. And most of them are 1st-party titles where Sony stands to benefit the most to patch those titles to make them playable on VitaTV.
SaggyMonkey
Member
The ps4 streaming is great, but sounds like it still just uses vita memory cards for storage? Blech.
ConteZero76
Member
I'm happy my house is fully UTP Cat.5 wired.
That gigabit ethernet cable will do wonders with PS4.
That gigabit ethernet cable will do wonders with PS4.
Rizsparky
Member
I never play my handhelds outside so this interests me, alot.
Wait, what? You're telling me that some of the best games for the system won't work on the VitaTV?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Games that require touch are not fully supported at launch but if you don't want to use a portable but want to enjoy the games then this device presents great value. 100 dollars is king of genius if you think about it. They took out the screen and left the essential PSV parts in there while bring able to do wireless streaming from your PS4. This can be a very powerful Roku like device with support for the PSN PS1/PSP/PSV catalog.
Betta Lines
Member
Even if they did a crazy alternate control scheme to work around the lack of touch panels, why would you want to play it like that? It's built entirely around a very specific piece of hardware - you'd got to play it on a handheld Vita to get the full experience. It's like wanting to play Wii Sports with a gamepad. *cue disgruntled motion control haters to say "damn right I'd play Wii Sports with a gamepad"*
Sony says Remote Play will be smooth, but we won't really know until we try it out.
That is indeed what I'm saying. They may be patched in later though, especially with the possibility of DS4 compatitability.
Beer Monkey
Member
I'm in for one at $100. Love my vita.
Hopefully no more games come out that require touch controls (except IOS ports and shit).
Can't wait to re-buy my PS3 games and stream them with latency and artifacts.
Not.
Hopefully no more games come out that require touch controls (except IOS ports and shit).
Can't wait to re-buy my PS3 games and stream them with latency and artifacts.
Not.
sublimit
Banned
I don't see why games like GR and Uncharted wouldn't work on day one using a PS4 controller.
punkmaggit
Member
I'm hoping this will come to fruition and they release FFXII digitally. Can you imagine it - FF I - XII (minus XI) on one kickass portable device?!
I could see myself buying a few of these if they really work well enough for PS4 streaming. Though, I must say, I was close to buying a Vita to play the games I have gotten from PS+, but now I may not need to. I am optimistic, but after all of the things that were promised before the PS3 came out, I remain skeptical.
Cornbread78
Member
Ohh, snap. the perfect compliment to PS4, and my PSV.....
The JP compatitability list doesn't have them.
Well there are no 1080p Vita games. In fact there are no 720p vita games,
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
This might be the rumored PS4/Vita bundle for $500.
What? That sounds fantastic.
googleplex
Member
What's the video output resolution?
opticalmace
Member
Uncharted needs the camera. That said, it should be easy enough to patch that one puzzle so that it insta-solves or something.
As was already said earlier in the thread, it's Devil Dice
This is a PSP game these 2 are playing right?
Or is it PS1??
DangerStepp
Member
I wonder what Marcus thinks about this.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I do hope most games coming from now on don't require the touch screen explicitly. That way this thing has 100% compatibility going forward.
or not at all because someone else is using the TV... oh wait. I'm sorry but if I'm willing to play on a vita to continue my PS4 game, I'm sure as hell willing to play at the same resolution on a big ass TV with a proper controller.
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sublimit
Banned
Definitely!I still want a Vita though (but with an OLED screen).
I see,i didn't knew Uncharted's gameplay required a camera.
didnt they phrase it as "games that use the touch controls heavily...", so tearaway i see being out, but they can make killzone and wipeout work pretty easily
Sorry, I meant ps4 games. Will 1080p PS4 games output to 1080i?
There is very high chance that Sony will eventually offer gaikai streaming of PS4 game demos.
This is such a brilliant move by Sony. I'm definitely buying one. I like the Vita, but don't really have interest in another handheld device; but at the same time I am interested in a lot of Vita games. I also have a bunch of downloaded Vita content just sitting on my PS3. And then on top of that there is the streaming capability which will come in handy.